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Decoy Control Building is a Second World War military structure located in Somerset, England. The building served as a control point for decoy operations, part of the broader air defence strategy employed by British forces during the conflict. Such installations were designed to coordinate deceptive measures intended to mislead enemy aircraft and protect nearby installations or settlements from aerial bombardment. The structure survives as evidence of wartime engineering and the sophisticated defensive tactics developed during 1939 to 1945.
Decoy Control Building is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1494497. View the official record →
Decoy Control Building is a Second World War military structure located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1494497.
Decoy Control Building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1494497.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Richmont Castle: the remains of a medieval castle, parts of its water management system and later C17 mining activity (8.4 km), Bowl barrow 400m north-west of Starve Lark Farm (9.3 km), Bowl barrow 250m west of Starve Lark Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Decoy Control Building's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Decoy Control Building stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.